Google has entered into a groundbreaking agreement to be the first company in the world to obtain nuclear energy from small nuclear reactors to cover the energy needs of the growing use of artificial intelligence, Google said Tuesday. The Guardian British news portal.
According to the news, the American technology company, based on some information, has requested six or seven small nuclear reactors (SMRs) from the Californian company Kairos Power, the first of which is expected to start operating in 2030, and the others in 2030. 2035.
The technology giant's management hopes that the deal will provide a low-carbon solution for operating artificial intelligence data centers that require huge amounts of electricity. Its Alphabet subsidiary said nuclear power provides “a clean, round-the-clock energy source that can help meet electricity needs reliably.”
As Index reported, the United States decided in September to restart one of the reactors at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant after a five-year shutdown to provide power for Microsoft's artificial intelligence data centers. Amazon purchased a nuclear-powered data center from Talen Energy in March.
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Google has agreed to purchase a total of 500 megawatts of power with Kairos Power, a company founded in 2016 that has begun building a pilot reactor in the US state of Tennessee. The technology company has not yet revealed the planned location of the new power plants and the financial details of the deal.
“The grid needs new sources of electricity to support the AI technologies needed to drive major scientific advances, improve services for businesses and customers, and drive national competitiveness and economic growth,” said Michael Terrill, Google's president and chief energy officer. Climate affairs.
This agreement will help accelerate the pace of new technology that meets energy needs cleanly and reliably and unleashes the full potential of AI for everyone.
Google manager added.
“We are confident that this new approach will improve the odds of delivering our projects on cost and on schedule,” said Mike Laufer, CEO and co-founder of Kairos.
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